Question 1.
Monotheism and polytheism are two different ways of understanding the divine. Monotheism is the belief that there is only one supreme God who created and rules everything, while polytheism is the belief that there are many gods with different functions and characteristics.
Some other ways to compare them are:
• Monotheism affirms one god, while polytheism acknowledges multiple gods.
• Monotheism has a single source of authority, while polytheism has multiple sources of authority.
• Monotheistic religions tend to be more universal, while polytheistic religions tend to be more specific.
• Monotheistic religions tend to emphasize ethics, while polytheistic religions tend to emphasize rituals.
I am convinced that monotheism is superior
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Personally, I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, and I experienced his love and grace in my life. Knowing God’s love transformed me and changed how I see humanity and all creation. As for polytheism, how can you trust a god that needs your help or a god that you make with your own hands? I believe that everything that we see has a master designer who brought them into existence, including humankind which is God of all who is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent.
Question 2.
I think there are reasonable arguments to explain why a purely good God would allow bad things to happen to good people, because it demonstrates his wisdom and sovereignty.
Some of these arguments
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He rejected the authority of organized religion, especially Christianity, which he viewed as corrupt and oppressive. He believed in God as a deist, meaning that he believed that God created the universe but did not interfere in it or reveal himself through miracles or scriptures. He also believed in the afterlife as a natural consequence of God’s justice, meaning that he believed that people would be rewarded or punished according to their actions in this life. His reasoning was based on his observation of nature and his use of common sense. He argued that nature showed evidence of design and order, which implied a creator. He also argued that nature showed evidence of morality and justice, which implied a judge. He rejected the idea of revelation as unnecessary and unreliable because he thought that God gave everyone reason as a sufficient guide for truth and